Dawn: What is Right For You

College is so much different than high school in so many aspects. One thing that will take some getting used to is the way your time is spent. In high school, you have a set schedule to go to class from 8 to 3 every day, or whatever. But in college, you have a much more relaxed schedule that provides a lot more free time. Some days you might have class all day and some you might have no classes, and the best part is that you get to decide how you want your schedule to be.

Deciding exactly how you want it can be quite a daunting task though. I wasn't sure if I wanted a morning schedule where I'm done early, a later schedule where I could sleep in, or a spread out schedule. The only way you can decide what kind of schedule you want is through trial and error. I liked the idea of sleeping in, but until I had a schedule that allowed me to do so I didn't realize that I didn't like it. First semester, my schedule was more of a morning schedule. I started at 9 most days, 8 a.m. on some, but I was done for the day at 2. At the time, I absolutely hated it. College messes up your sleeping habits and the late nights at the library and the early morning classes just didn't mix. After pressing on through first semester, I decided that a late schedule was probably best for me. This semester, the earliest I have class at is 11, and on some days I don't have class until 2. Seems nice right? Wrong. My day ends with calculus until 7 p.m. every day. Yuck.

So after some thinking, I've decided that I am much more of a morning person as long as I could get a good sleeping schedule. So next semester, I start every day at 8 a.m., but I am done every day at 11! How awesome is that?!

So, moral of the story is everyone is different. You really have to just learn what you like to do by trying things out.
Good luck guys!

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